Cabinet for the storage of gramophone disk records and the like



Nov. 25, 1930. v. FRASCHETTI CABINET FOR THE STORAGE OF GRAMOPHONE DISKRECORDS AND THE LIKE Filed Apfil 25, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 we 61L /0 FeeSOL/177 I Nov. 25, 1930. V. FRASCHETTI CABINET FOR THE STORAGE OFGRAMOPHONE DISK RECORDS AND THE LIKE Filed April 25, 1929 1 2Sheets-Sheet 2 pPatented'NovLZS, 193c 1 a 13825666 p UNITED STATESvmernro rRAsc ETT ;orknonpomlnrienaivn i i L1 cABnsErhr'oIt THE swore-AGor emimorrioiqn nrsx nncoans Am) T H ZELIKE 4 Application filed April25, 1e29, serial n e ss peep liki lni emigran 17: isa

iiiventionielates to irripro ve ne'ritsrin notneges ajfilj bg" t bi allyg ai ht b t 55 1 connectionwith cabinets for'th'ef storage of be shap' din any s'uitable fashion, ornamental gramophone disk records and thelike ofthe orlotherwise kind divided into a number of compartmentsUndclie aththe basefibetween pair 5f, V i

ject at the' front of'the cabinetto facilitate *bedyfife;aligned withthe{in each cf-which ag record may be filedin a V longitudinal parallel franes 0r stripsfor1n 5 y vertical position resting ,on a movable basepartsofthe'aqtoresaidfilcwer frameand H which canfbe tipped by means ofan exterior "secured-to thefbas'ejare disposed gag-plurality "operatingr'rie'lnber (one for each c0n1partof plungers,0'neforeachcornpartrnerihtrahs i'nerit) to cau'seithe record to movefandproverselydisposed with relati'ont the cabinet extraction; Hereinp'wherethe "description of'tlie compartr'rients. YThe'said plungersniaypermits, the term Frecord is used forconbelo cated in guidegtubesfiiredbetweenfithe fjvenienceito include other disk-like objects atdresaid"paralle'll strifpsor "frames thefront 'whichcould, withadvantage,'be'fistored infa ends ofthe plungers projecting in front o'tQcabinet accordifigto the invention. the body;andhaving'kiiobsforequivalent: 65

1 The invention concerns'an improved V conextremities, and thelctlrfehds being ari i 1 '.struct10n'and arrangementdlrectedparticuranged tooperate the movable base mernbers.

larly to thethe'nrovable base of each compartl, The movable basemembersare pivoted de Q In ent and its associated operative device. yicescontrolledfby'jtheplungersg beiirg fofg jp "Incarrying outtheinventionflhe body of crankLor bell-crankromance-and pivotedthecabinet is 'div idedat the frontonly, or, on a commonpivotrod"extendinglthrouglr if desired,frorn frontto back, by aplurality out-:theleng'th of the cabinet: "1e soni'e em ofspaced-apartverticahpartitions, into a bodiments'ottheinvention; the plung rrodssuitable n'umber of record divisionsor comare connected tosaid' cranksbetween the axis partmehts. Each of the said divisions is of aboutwhich-they swiiig and therecorcl-hold- IlgidStIUOtL HfeS. The lowerframe n ay have ers are adapted to be pressed in, in order toi fasuitableheight and widthvto accornniodate ing portions, i11"which"case-{thepluhgersare a record, and the vertical partitions, or theadapted to be pulled out in order to forwardfront portions thereof,areerected between project the records. a r v up'per and 1ower"frames"orother suitable Inanotherarrangement yvherein theplungvg front and rearedges arranged to am, at forwardlyprojectthrrecords the tails of the itst(')p,-a cradlewhichniay be notched or V- cranks are disposedpendant-wise, the plunger cute-teach coinpartrne'ntjto guide the record.rodsbeingconne'cted tofthe said'tajilfcranks In this connectionthe'saidframe may have belowthe axis'about whichsaid crahksswing;

[alo ngits rear edge an upstairdingrrubber Ineachoftheforegoingarrangements the o f the partitions isoptional andmay besuch strip which is V notched at each c0mpart- .portionof the'cr-ank on"which the record is r ment, the records being adapted to tip orbalsupported is substantially horizbntalto sup- ,ance overthes'aid stripafter being projected pfort there'cordon its upper edgemndisvirtuforwardly and drop into the cradle, whereby ally-the movablebaseabovereferre'd='toi The i 5 4- they are prevented from falling fromthe cranks may be'ofply'woodcr other suitable a a i frontof the cabinetor back on to themovable --111&'Cerial thl(3k enough tofill the spacebetween base; The lower frame is supported on the adjacent partitions,whilst beingvaneasyiriovfloor of the cabinet orother suitable' fixed ingfit therebetween; The upper edge thereof y base. "The'depth fromthe backvertical edges may be scolloped orcurved tofit}-thepe M *1 riphery ofthe record and; mayhaveone, two that the records either project out atthe front orany othersuitable number of pairs of upa a requisitedistance orflhave their front-edges wardly extendingt pringly clips orwhalebone "fresidin g behind the" front edgeso'f the said for the liketo grip therecord. :1 i r partitions. i The parto fth lrecord.restingonsaidmova "3950 The fibntieiiigestf methado e need ablebas is thattowards the rear of the cabi it i net body, and, in operation, bypressing in an appropriate plunger, the movable base (part of the crank)is swung upwardly and the record forwards. A resilient buffer may bearranged along the front of the compartments or elsewhere to preventdamage to records thrown out by the movement, which may form the frontedge of the lower frame hereinbefore described.

The device as described so far and termed the cabinet body is or may becovered by an exterior casing, i. e. sides, back and top, and hingeddoors.

The movable base may, in a modification, be mounted by parallel linkageor by pin-andslot arrangements or other device on to what has beentermed the tail member so that it can receive a degree of reciprocationinstead of or in addition to the oscillation hereinbefore described.

In a further modification, the crank may carry at its upper end agrooved sheave adapted to have rolling contact with the record, in whichcase a fixed false floor will be provided for supporting the recordswhen stored in the cabinet or a plurality of equivalent fixed sup ports.

In a still further modification, the movable base is hinged or pivotedto the rear edge of a fixed member or part of the structure, and eachplunger rod carries at its innermost end a sheave which is adapted toride along the undersurface of the said movable base and swing sameupwardly as the said sheave travels forwardly by manipulating theappropriate plunger rod.

The invention will be the more readily understood by referring to theaccompanying drawings illustrating practical embodiments of theinvention, and wherein Figure 1 is a vertical cross-section throughonttal form of apparatus in accordance there- W1 1.

g igure 2is a detail hereinafter described; an

Figure 3 is a cross-section Figure 1.

F1gures 4-6 are fragmentary sectional vlews of modifications hereinafterdescribed. Referring firstly to Figure 1 of the drawngs, the apparatuscomprises a cabinet 1 havmg a floor 2 and a hinged door 3. Upon thefloor 2 at the front of the cabinet is mounted a lower frame consistingof spaced-apart uprights 4 and 5 arranged parallel to one another andextendingaloug the full length of the cabinet, upon which is mounted ahorizontal platform 6.

A plurality of plunger rods 7 arranged under the platform 6 areslida-bly mounted in the two walls a and 5 with respect to which theyare transversely disposed, each of said plunger rods being bent orcranked sothat at their outer ends the rods are alon line m, m internately arranged in different planes, i. e. in two rows. Operatingknobs or buttons 8 fixed on the ends of the rods project from the frontof the wall 2.

Each of the rods 7 is pivotally connected seating for a record, beingarcuate-shaped to conform approximately with the outer contour thereof,and is grooved, as shown in cross-section in Figure 3. The tippingmembers are adapted to rest upon the support 11 which extends along thefull length of the cabinet.

The action of pulling out a plunger causes the appropriate tippingmember 9 to swing up to the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 1,such upward movement being limited by a ledge 12, and such movement ofthe member 9 moves the record in an upward and forward direction, therecord swinging about an upstanding resilient strip 13 secured along theback edge of the platform 6. The degree of forward movement thusimparted to the record is such that the centre of gravity of the latterwill pass from behind to in front of the strip 13, with the result thatthe record, due to its own weight, will become seated in a cradle formedby the strip 13 and a front resilient buffer strip 14 secured along thefront edge of the platform 6, the strip 14 serving to prevent the recordfalling out at the front and being so arranged in relation to the strip13 as to maintain the records out of contact with the platform 6. Thestrip 13 is formed with a plurality of notches,-one to each record, asshown in Figure 2, which is a front elevation of the strip, and saidstrip 13 also forms a front support to the records when same are storedin the cabinet and resting upon the tipping members 9.

Partitions 15 which are spaced-apart a sufficient distance to permitfree movement between them of a record, are erect-ed upon the platform 6between thelatter and an upper frame or structure 16. Narrow partitions17 extend from the main partitions 15 back to the support 11 and serveas guides for the movement between them of the tipping members 9.

The partitions 15 may be of solid material,

e. g. wood, or, alternatively, could be formed by front and rear wireframes covered with cloth or other suitable fabric stretched be tweenthem. In this connection each wire frame could be of sinuous form,extending vertically upwards then horizontally for spacing purposes,then vertically downwards, then horizontally for the next space, thenvertically, upwards and so on, the cloth being 55 toform a record seat,said tipping member havlng a groove to receive an edge portion of i pingmembers 9 below the axis of swinging of the latter (shown at 10), a pushbeing imparted to said plunger rods in this case in' of sleeve form toembrace the framesand following the configuration thereof.

' If desired, the partitions 15 may beinclined with respect to oneanother so that a the record spacebetween them decreases from p l thefront to the back in eachcase.

Figure 4 illustrates amodification wherein the plunger rods 7 areConnected to the tiporder to forwardly project afrecord, instead scribedconstruction. a

In the further modification shown in Figure 5, each plunger rod 7 ispivotally con nectedfatitsrearend to aswinging arm 18 which at its upperend'is furnished with a grooved sheave 19 which has rolling contact withthe'periphery iof the record. In this i I construction, the records,when being stored,

seat upon a fixed floor20 having a curved upper surface, said floorbeing equivalent to the ledge 12 shown in Figure 1.

In the further modification shown in Fig ure 6, the tipping members 9are hingedly connected to a fixed part 21 corresponding to the ledge 12in Figure 1, and a sheave or roller 22 mounted on the inner endof each aso" plunger rod is a'dapted to travel along the' bottomsurface oftheappropriate member 9 t and in so doing cause said member to tilt.

Iclaim: v

1. In a record storage cabinet, front and rear uprights, front and rearstrips supported by said uprights forming a record cradle,

a pivoted tipping member located behind the rear upright cooperatingwith the rearstrip l to form a record seat, a rod for effecting piv- -10otal movement of said tipping member to shift a record from said recordseat across said rear strip to'said record cradle, said rod beingpivoted vto said tipping member and extending through and beingsupportedby said front and rear uprights, and a stop member extendingrearwardly from the rear up- I i right to be engaged by the tippingmember to limit swinging movement of the latter in a direction to effectshifting of a record from the record seat to the record cradle.

2. In a record storage cabinet, front and rear uprights, front and rearstrips supported by said uprights forming a record cradle,

"a pivoted. tipping member located behind the rear upright cooperatingwith the rear strip a record and the base of said groove being curved toconform substantially to the curvature of the edged the record.

In testimony whereof I'have afl'lxed my signature heretothis 15th day ofApril, 1929.-

VIRGILIO FRASGHETTI.

